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Archive Home > 2008 > June > 21 > Conservation tracts eyed for corn planting

Conservation tracts eyed for corn planting

By David Streitfeld / The Bulletin
June 21, 2008

CHICAGO — Signs are growing that the government may allow farmers to plant crops on millions of acres of conservation land, while a chorus of voices is also pleading with Washington to cut requirements for ethanol.

The Midwest floods have washed out an estimated 4 million acres of....

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